Here Is a Song I Would Like To Buy But Cannot

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Rich Juzwiak

07/09/14 01:45PM

This new song exists only on Soundcloud. It is not available on iTunes. Why? Why can't I have this song now? I want it now. I would buy it now. When it is officially available, I will likely have already downloaded an illegal rip of it or ripped it myself or forgotten about it all together. What is this stupid anticipation business model the music industry is still trying to make happen? Haven't we proven that if we want something, we'll take it regardless of the legality? Hasn't that collapsed the business of selling music? Will they ever learn?

Cameron Williams Rich Juzwiak 07/09/14 02:07PM

The music industry already sees paid downloads as a dying market. They want to transition people to subscription services. If you're not part of their new target market, that'll probably suck for you.

Rich Juzwiak Cameron Williams 07/09/14 02:26PM

Yes, and in fairness, it is a dying market.

But it's not like it's very hard to keep it alive, given that there's no overhead from physical material.

Cameron Williams Rich Juzwiak 07/09/14 03:34PM

Right, but the best way to get people to move to subscription services is to incentivize subscriptions. Exclusives are a way to do that.

Much like digital exclusive tracks punished people who wanted to keep buying CDs.

Rich Juzwiak Cameron Williams 07/09/14 04:30PM

This makes me understand things better. Thank you.

Cameron Williams Rich Juzwiak 07/09/14 04:51PM

Digital downloads will become the laser discs of the music world.

Vin Rich Juzwiak 07/09/14 02:00PM

If you like the song, why wouldn't you want to remind yourself to buy the album?

Rich Juzwiak Vin 07/09/14 02:09PM

These are fast times, man.

I will undoubtedly own this album in some capacity, as I do Elle Varner's debut. But maybe I'll die before it comes out and not get to purchase it. Maybe I'll go deaf. Maybe my fingers will break off. Maybe my brain will stop working. Maybe Elle Varner will say something that pisses me the fuck off. However, if this were available now, Elle Varner and her record label could have my money regardless of whatever befalls me.

Jason Parham Rich Juzwiak 07/09/14 02:33PM

Ferg: "We coulda stayed home and watched Martin." yes, obviously.